Dr Dilan Fernando

Dr. Dilan Fernando. GMC: 7458157 , is widely recognised as one of the top hair transplant surgeons in London and the UK. Dr Fernando has been regularly featured in newspapers and TV, with his most notable appearance being in BBC’s Plastic Surgery Undressed. He was asked to appear as an expert hair transplant surgeon advising patients on their hair loss care and what good quality hair transplant surgery should entail.

Dr Fernando performs all surgical steps of the procedure for his patients including incisions, extractions and implantations of hair follicles ensuring patients receive the highest standard in hair transplant surgical care. He prides himself on being a diligent, precise hair transplant surgeon. This means every hair is precious to Dr Fernando who puts in a special effort to ensure they survive the procedure and grow into a dense, natural hair transplant result.

Dr Fernando is an expert in hair transplant surgery for male and transgender patients. For his male patients he has extensive and varied experience in performing hairline, crown, temple and repair hair transplant surgery. Dr Fernando has led the consecutive day procedure care at The Treatment Rooms London, enabling patients with advanced hair loss to achieve safe and quality outcomes.

He leads the specialist transgender hair transplant care programme at The Treatment Rooms London, ensuring trans patients receive tailored care according to the stage of transition they are in. This means he can help at most stages of a transition to lessen the impact of a patient’s gender dysphoria. His active participation in the community has helped champion trans rights and furthered the expert transgender hair transplant care pathway at The Treatment Rooms London.

Dr Fernando and Dr Vara have both founded the hair transplant repair programme at The Treatment Rooms London, gathering insights and knowledge on how to repair the most complex of cases the clinic sees. As a result, they have a deep and varied experience in repairing complex hair transplant cases and now regularly perform graft removal or “punch-out sessions”, donor restocking and masking procedures where poor outcomes are hidden by quality hair placement.

From 2020 to 2024, he served on the Executive Committee of the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery (BAHRS), where he helped shape and uphold the organisation’s high standards and professional code of conduct. Dr. Fernando brings this same level of clinical integrity to every patient he treats, personally performing each hair transplant procedure to ensure results that are natural, consistent, and aligned with the best practices in modern hair restoration.Dr Fernando’s background is in Neurosurgery, Neuroscience and NeuroPsychology. He was previously a fellow of Neurosurgery in King’s College Hospital. Since being a student he has always taken an active interest in hair loss. After experiencing a close friend suffering the effects of a poor hair transplant he chose to devote himself to the art, science and surgery of hair restoration. He set up The Treatment Rooms London with his Co-Founder and long-term friend, Dr Vara, whom he has known since the age of 17.

Dr Fernando is a member of the following organisations and associations:
1) General Medical Council- GMC: 7458157
2) Full Medical Member of the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery (BAHRS)
3) Associate Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)
4) Independent Doctors Federation (IDF)
5) Royal College of Surgeons